Comments on: Deadline given by protesters for excavation of the spillway ends today

By: JOJON

JOJON — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:11:42 +0000

It was not Gojali’s fault that they are paying for the last 6 months. Can you even imagine your home which your forefathers have build vanish before your eyes and you are compelled to live in a tent with nothing left for your survival.

Are you still waiting for the summer peak flow in the Hunza River, who can guarantee if the deteriorating blockage collapses with about 1.5 million cubic meter of water added with some 20000 cusec of water adding every second??????

What have you done for the Gojalis for the last 176 days and nights of distress and sufferings and why do you expect us to care for you??????

By: Shamim Ali

Shamim Ali — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:26:57 +0000

I would request my villagers(shishkatians) please! not to act pigheadedly as you are always doing. It is the time to work and show unity and don’t think such destructive ways. Govt has no concern of your lives so don’t try to act like moronis, think and use your knowledge and act accordingly. At last you have lost every property so please don’t loose your livingness.

By: George Haeh

George Haeh — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:52:50 +0000

At this point I would be extremely cautious about landing boats on the right bank ramp close to the spillway as one photo shows a distinct crosscurrent that could suck a boat down into the spillway. I have seen exactly that happen in similar situations.

If a number of boats approach that ramp at the same time, it’s quite possible that all the boats except the first could be swept into the spillway.

It looks like a tempting easy landing place, but at these high flows it’s a deathtrap.

By: Karim Bercha

Karim Bercha — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:44:17 +0000

Suicide is not the answer.

Suicide in any form and for any cause is cowardice and sin. Besides, its not going to solve the problem. The responsible people who are causing the delay will ofcourse feel bad for few days and try expedite the matter; but after few days the issue will die and they will forget. The families of the suiciders will be the losers and suffer forever.

I appeal to all those who are leading or supporting this horrendous move, they should take some bold and offensive action instead, which should lead them to solve the issue.

Save a Life.

By: abdul khaliq

abdul khaliq — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:41:25 +0000

please dont jump in water , life is precoius and Allah forbid s to do this .

By: G eorge Haeh

G eorge Haeh — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:51:48 +0000

Please, please do not jump into the spillway — it is a terribly brutal way to die. I have fallen into rapids, been battered by rocks, spent considerable time underwater with a lifejacket on. It is truly dreadful.

By: Divalent

Divalent — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:49:29 +0000

It would be very helpful to know what date, and what time of day, these photographs taken. The channel looks somewhat different than what appears in a recent video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYxj7SmZAA0), but unless we know when each were taken, it is difficult to know if the differences are due to erosion, or just changes in the water flow due to changes in the water level. – Thanks

By: Hafiz shah Ali

Hafiz shah Ali — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:16:44 +0000

Widening of spillway without technical studies and using explosions to widen it is serious matter and not something that can be done over cup of tea. Look at the remain landslide mass still hanging over Attabad. Even Dr Dave had advice that we should be careful and NDMA is being careful. let us face it, this landslide barrier has defied all technical calculations
Emotions should not take over careful thinking.
Personally I feel,that with increase melt of glaciers in next 30 days, water inflow will increase and may be also the outflow. If this does not happen, sadly we should be prepare for living with the lake. let us leave things to nature and technical decision to NDMA and FOCUS experts.
may be FOCUS and NDMA should again invite Dr Dave to come to Attabad.we all trust his honest advice.

By: mayoun shah

mayoun shah — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:54:07 +0000

We must think about the remaining people living in down stream. As NDA chairman clearly said on his last visit to HunzaNagar that it will be more disastrous, if expansion is made on explosive bases. No doubt the people of Gojal are in real trouble our sympathies are with them and we the people living in the other parts of GB are standing with the effecties, and hope government shall do reasonable arrangements for the effecties. However taking the law and order situation in our own hands cannot not be justified at any circumstances.We must try to create harmony among all the people living specially in Hunza Nagar via your comments and try to avoid blaming each others.

By: Majeed ullah Baig

Majeed ullah Baig — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:37:28 +0000

The Govt is still not doing any thing just watching.the deadline finished today.Now we have to use our traditional method which Sir Rehmat has written to start working from tommorrow no more option is remaining now.for this we need colloboration and unity not like in the previouse months in which case was being registered on our youths i dont think that the Govt will do something for us.therefore we needs our own help.